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In this
lesson, you will learn about components.
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The first rule of Autodesk Fusion
is to create a new component.
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Components are critical
for your Autodesk Fusion success
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and you have many reasons to use them.
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I like to think about components
as containers for information.
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Within one component
you can save information such as bodies,
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sketches, construction geometry, decals,
and other components.
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Components are great both for organizing
your work and for reusing designs.
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Components are necessary to use
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when you create assemblies or work
with moving parts.
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Each component has its own timeline,
origin, and coordinate system,
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and unlike bodies,
components will show up in parts list.
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When you work with manufacturing.
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You can copy and paste components
and automatically update
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the copied components
when you change the original.
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We will go on and create a new component
for now, and then we will get more reasons
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to see components in action later
when we work with the first project.
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Here are six different ways
to create your new component.
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You can choose New Component
from the assemble dropdown menu.
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From the create dropdown menu
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by right clicking
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the body and components from bodies
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by right clicking the browser
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by searching for new component
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after activating Autodesk Fusion
Design Shortcuts with keyboard
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shortcut S
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or by selecting new component
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from the operational dropdown menu
during an active
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command.
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A menu appears
when you make your selection.
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Sheet metal components are for sheet
metal designs.
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For other cases,
a standard component is fine.
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An external component,
an x-ref, is created in a separate file
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and referenced into your assembly
in your current design.
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This is a classic bottom up
design approach and has benefits
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when you want to reuse components
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or collaborate with colleagues on complex
designs.
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An internal component is created
within your current design,
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and is typically used for a top down
design approach,
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where you create your assembly inside
your model.
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From bodies is used when you want
to create a design from an existing body.
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The parent component
is the activated component
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on the hierarchal level
above your new component.
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This is useful when you create
components within components.
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Leave activate checked if you
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want to activate your component and work
within it right away after creating it.
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This is often the case, but not always.
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You can create your component
with the suggested name and press OK.
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A good name
will make things easier for you
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if your design file contains
a lot of information.
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Your new component appears in the project
browser.
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The key takeaway from this lesson is
to organize your work within components.
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Let's look at the next essential tool
and create a sketch in the next lesson.
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Thank you.